- LCD screen displays notation to the song you want to learn
- Keyboard lessons/songs are designed for learning one hand at a time
- General MIDI and Yamaha XGlite makes for great sound
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The DGX-305 is the first model in the Portable Grand series to offer high-capacity SmartMedia storage, opening the door to instant access to hundreds of songs that you record or download and the ability to add new Style content, keeping you happy with your purchase for years to come and striking a nice balance between cost and features. It has 76 piano-style keys, high resolution stereo piano sample, USB computer connectivity, a large bitmapped LCD screen capable of displaying notation and lyrics for songs, pitch bend wheel for more expressive playing of brass and string instruments and a six-track sequencer that is designed for the utmost in simplicity; two button pushes and you're recording. For those interested in learning to play, we've beefed up the "Yamaha Education Suite" (Y.E.S.) found on previous models with a new interactive version, Version IV, which includes "Your Tempo" and "Repeat and Learn" modes. Finally, the new performance assistant technology allows you to play along with songs and not make a mistake - guaranteeing even a complete beginner a rewarding musical experience!
SmartMedia storage offers high-capacity storage
For the utmost in simplicity, compatibility and portability, the DGX-305 features SmartMedia storage (card optional), offering up to 128MB of high-speed access to songs and styles. Unlike audio files, MIDI songs and styles are small files, allowing you to store literally hundreds and hundreds of your favorite tunes on a card that is not much bigger than a postage stamp. For convenience, there are a couple of ways to get data to the card. You can connect the keyboard directly to your computer, using the USB jack on the back, and transfer songs and styles directly from your computer to the card. Or, if you don't plan on having the keyboard in the same room as your computer, simply pick up a memory card reader for your computer from your favorite electronic supply store and transfer data that way.
PC Button and USB: This keyboard loves your computer
The DGX-305 has many state of the art features to make connecting to your PC as quick and easy as possible. These features include the PC Button, which takes a snapshot of your MIDI settings so that you can instantly return to them with just the press of a single button, and a USB port for transferring song data from your computer. In addition, the USB port acts as a MIDI interface, freeing you from having to purchase other MIDI peripherals like cables and adapters to play music. Simply connect to your computer, open your favorite music software program and hit PLAY. That's it.
Large bitmapped screen is your window into the world of music
Have you ever played a song and wondered what it would look like as sheet music? The DGX-305 can display the score to a song whether it comes from the Internet, the internal selections or ones that you record yourself, and the pages scroll automatically when a song is played back - no more page turning! And for singers, the screen also displays chords and lyrics to XF compatible songs. And for those that want to learn to play, notation adds a new dimension to the Yamaha Education Suite, allowing you to hear a song while you follow the notes in the display
Learn to play with the Yamaha Education Suite IV:
- LCD screen displays notation to the song you want to learn
- Keyboard lessons/songs are designed for learning one hand at a time
- Your Tempo learning mode--progress at your own pace
- Repeat and Learn--repeat difficult to learn sections
- Lesson Grading--monitors your progress as you practice each lesson
- Lessons work with internal as well as downloaded song files
- Chord Dictionary--shows you how to play chords and tells you which chords you are playing by displaying the notes and chord name on the LCD screen
Learning to play songs moves to a new level of simplicity with the new "Your Tempo" learning mode. Call up a song, press the notation button so that you can see the music, press left hand or right hand or both at once for two-handed learning, and the keyboard and notation will speed up and slow down as you do, literally following you through the song. If you find one section of the song a little difficult, simply engage the "Repeat and Learn" button and the DGX-305 will stay on that section, repeating it until you feel comfortable. Then move on to the next section. The Yamaha Education Suite also works with Standard MIDI Files (SMF), allowing you to learn songs of your choosing - and the keyboard will show the music notation to those selections as well!
Portable Grand function
Playing piano is fast and easy with Yamaha’s Portable Grand function. One dedicated button brings up a great sounding piano, stunningly rich and authentic in its sound and exceptionally responsive to your playing touch, as well as setting up the keyboard to play as a piano in full keyboard mode. On top of all this, a wealth of special piano-only "Pianist" styles, like Slow Rock and Stride, provide professional sounding piano accompaniment that change chords automatically as you do, while you play a piano melody on top!
General MIDI and Yamaha XGlite makes for great sound
The DGX-305 comes equipped with 494 voices that include a high resolution stereo-sampled Piano, a selection of Sweet! voices including Trumpet, Flute, Pan Flute, Soprano and Tenor Saxes; Cool! voices including Galaxy Electric Piano, Suitcase Electric Piano, Electric Piano and Organ; Live! voices including Piano, Warm Grand and Orchestra; and 10 Drum Kits and 2 Sound Effects Kits.
- Sweet! Special voices from Yamaha that reproduce all the natural expressions and vibrato of their respective acoustic instruments.
- Cool! Voices that feature long samples of electronically amplified instruments.
- Live! Voices that use stereo samples to ensure the most accurate reproduction of each instrument's natural presence, resonance and vibrato. It all adds up to great sound.
And for the utmost in compatibility, the DGX-305 is both General MIDI (GM) and XGlite capable. The Internet has thousands of MIDI song files available and you can rest assured that your DGX-305 will be able to competently reproduce these files.
Mix and match
You are also able to create sound mixes of your own using Layer and Split modes. Split mode allows you to have two different sounds on the keyboard at the same time, like piano on the right and bass on the left. Layer mode allows you to combine two sounds across the keyboard range. For example, you could play piano and strings at the same time. You’re only limited by your imagination.
Performance Assistant Technology – Now anyone (yes, anyone!) can play
Performance assistant technology is a new feature from Yamaha that guarantees that you can't play a wrong melody note or chord. Here's how it works. Select a song, press the Performance Assistant button and select from either chord or melody mode.
In chord mode, play the keyboard-- any notes you like. Every note you play will fit the music! If you move up the keyboard, the pitch goes up. If you move down, the pitch goes down. Play a perfect arpeggio, or play chords in time with the music, or really "go for it" and play a solo. In melody mode, simply play any note in time with the melody and the keyboard will play the correct pitch. For example, you can play the melody simply by tapping one key. Even if you can't play piano and can't read a note of music, you can still have some musical fun.
Sound quality:
- 2-Way Speaker System: Separate woofers and tweeters deliver sounds with clarity and precision for more lifelike instrument voices.
- Bass Boost System- A special port on each speaker adds a powerful impact to bass sound reproduction.
- Stereo (not just 2 Speakers): We all know that stereo sound adds realistic character and spatial depth. But how can you tell if the portable keyboard you're looking to purchase is stereo or not? With Yamaha, the answer is simple. All Yamaha Portable Keyboards are true stereo.
- Digital Signal Processing (DSP): Enhances sound quality with sophisticated digital effects like Harmony, Reverb and Chorus.
- Advanced Wave Memory (AWM): Yamaha Advanced Wave Memory technology delivers amazingly realistic sound.
32-note polyphony
What's polyphony, you ask? Simply put, polyphony is how many notes a keyboard can reproduce simultaneously. The DGX-305 has 32-note polyphony allowing you to play intricate arrangements and dense musical passages.
Keyboard styles and the One-Touch setting
The DGX-305 comes with 135 built-in styles, waiting for you to play along with. It's just like having a built-in band. Call up your favorite style of music like Rock, Big Band or Country, press a chord or play Single Finger mode, and the DGX-305 will follow you through a piece of music, providing all of the drums, bass, piano, guitar, horn and string parts for you. And to make it easy and fun, when you select one of the styles, the One Touch Setting function will automatically configure keyboard parameters, such as voice selection and digital effects, to match that selected music style.
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31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beginner friendly, but great for the hobbyist, too.,
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This review is from: Yamaha DGX-305AD Portable Electronic Keyboard (with AC Adapter) (Electronics)
If you've never played the piano before, this will help you on your way. Notice I do not say it will show you how, which it does to an extant, but I believe that the best way to learn piano is to start from the beginning, which this unit does not do. It has 30 songs built-in along with 70 on the supplied CD-Rom, which will not do you any good without both a computer and either a smart media card or a $50 MIDI cable. The learning features will only allow you to learn the music installed on the system, so if there's not a song there, and you cannot download it from the internet, you're going to have to learn how to read music. With several hundredvoices, including around 75 sound effects, there's plenty to play with here. It is sturdy enough that I feel comfortable allowing my children to play on it - with close supervision, of course. The software it comes with to view the music is not too bad, but I've found better - Solera for one. The ability to download songs and play them right away is very nice, and at only $4.95 a piece, it's rather affordable. All in all, a might fine piece of work from Yamaha.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Keyboard for Learner,
This review is from: Yamaha DGX-305AD Portable Electronic Keyboard (with AC Adapter) (Electronics)
I've owned this keyboard for close to six months. It's fun to play and has many features for learning. In addition to the 30 built in songs and 70 MIDI files on the CD-ROM, you can load up lots of MIDI files on a smartmedia. My only complain against this keyboard is the choice of smartmedia instead of compact flash or other more popular memory sticks. Smartmedia is as scarce as chicken teeth these days. Contrary to what the previous reviewer mentioned, you can learn with MIDI files loaded on smartmedia. You just have to make sure the files are MIDI Type 0. The more popular MIDI Type 1 files have to be converted using a tool such as 'MidiConverter'. The first channel will be selected as Right-hand and the second as Left-Hand when learning. I particularly like the Large LCD screen which can display two rows of music score large enough to read and play. The score display automatically formats the music according to pitch, so that it is easy to follow. Overall, it is a great keyboard for learners and ethusiasts alike.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Midi features and sequencer for beginners to learn,
This review is from: Yamaha DGX-305AD Portable Electronic Keyboard (with AC Adapter) (Electronics)
This is the best beginner's keyboard considering the price and the learning time. I have no music background at all, so it is mighty difficult for me to read the music score. However, this keyboard has built in features to convert midi track1 and track2 and display it on the LCD screen, so i can follow it key by key. After all, my sole purpose is to be able to learn a couple of my favorite songs and show off in some special occasions.
The sequencer feature is great to combine several tracks of musical plays that you played, and edit and replayed. It is great fun to be able to mix drums, guitar, bass .... and create a song for fun. For this price, one should not expect a weighted keyboard. Great beginner's keyboard period.
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